EN 12440:2008

Natural stone - Denomination criteria

This European Standard specifies the criteria for the designation of natural stone from raw material to finished products.

Naturstein - Kriterien für die Bezeichnung

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Kriterien für die Bezeichnung von Naturstein vom Rohmaterial bis zu Fertigprodukten fest.

Pierres naturelles - Critères de dénomination

La présente Norme européenne établit les critères de désignation des pierres naturelles, du matériau brut aux produits finis.

Naravni kamen - Poimenovanje

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 29-Jan-2008
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Oct-2017
• ICS: 01.040.91 - Construction materials and building (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 91.100.15 - Mineral materials and products
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 246 - Natural stones
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 246/WG 2 - Test methods
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 01-Nov-2017
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12440:2008 - Natural stone - Denomination criteria

Relations

• Replaces: EN 12440:2000 - Natural stone - Denomination criteria
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN 12440:2017 - Natural stone - Denomination criteria
• Effective Date: 08-Nov-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Natural stone - Denomination criteriaNaravni kamen - PoimenovanjePierres naturelles - Criteres de dénominationNaturstein - Kriterien für die BezeichnungTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12440:2008SIST EN 12440:2008en,fr,de91.100.1501.040.91ICS:SIST EN 12440:20021DGRPHãþDSLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 12440:200801-maj-2008







EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 12440January 2008ICS 01.040.91; 91.100.15Supersedes EN 12440:2000
English VersionNatural stone - Denomination criteriaPierres naturelles - Critères de dénominationNaturstein - Kriterien für die BezeichnungThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 November 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2008 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12440:2008: E



EN 12440:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword.3 Introduction.4 1 Scope.5 2 Normative references.5 3 Denomination of natural stone.5 3.1 General.5 3.2 Name of the natural stone (traditional name).5 3.3 Petrological family.5 3.4 Typical colour.5 3.5 Place of origin.5 4 Other information.6 4.1 General.6 4.2 Process finish.6 4.3 Natural features.6 4.4 Petrographic name.6 4.5 Geological age.6 Annex A (informative)
Traditional names of European natural stones.7 A.1 General.7 A.2 List of stones.8



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